Share Faculty are encouraged to join the UniverCity Year program as it partners with Marathon County, Racine County, the Village of Waunakee, and Milwaukee to find practical solutions to community-based challenges. This mission is at the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Year program, which brings faculty, students and members of Wisconsin communities together to address local challenges through engagement, university research, and state-of-the-art problem-solving approaches. Launched with the Wisconsin Idea in mind, this program bridges university resources with community knowledge to improve sustainability, resilience, livability, and the general well-being of Wisconsin communities through a three-step process. First, the community and UniverCity Year work together to identify a number of community-based projects. Once the projects are identified, stage two begins as UniverCity Year staff match a project to a UW–Madison faculty member, who incorporates the selected project into their coursework. At the end of phase two, faculty and students present a plan of action and research findings to the community. Finally, in stage three, UniverCity Year staff provide project implementation support as the community and faculty partners work together to create positive change.